The Ocean

How It All Relates

You Can Bank On That! By LesLee Hacker I had stopped writing for a while because I had lost my voice. I realized I didn’t have anything to say because I was so confused about how to move forward. I had to take some time to be quiet and learn the ropes from some...

The "Thank Yous" that I need to give are long overdue. As Lolo began this fight back on 12/12/12, I wrote a blog on Caringbridge and I began to hear from countless families going through similar tragedies. They were inspired by Lauren. They were encouraged by my...

The past couple of weeks, I have been losing my religion. I didn’t see the emerging crisis of faith, but it started with a piece of glass. I have had a hard time explaining to Lauren why she has to go through this again and giving her a way to face the future without...

April 25th holds mixed feelings for me. April 25th is the anniversary of my father’s death. My step-father, John Ekwall, the man who raised me and brought me so many life lessons, support, and unconditional love died on April 25th when Lauren was only 7 weeks old. ...

To understand Lolo’s treatment plan a little…..her is the scoop. This is for my sister, my former co-workers in the medical field, and the rest of my family that I haven’t been able to talk to lately. Lolo is on a treatment called FLAG plus neupogen. I am tired so I...

One of the things our family tried to do after Lauren left the hospital was to get stronger. We were lucky enough to find Brent Pyle at Prairie Life Fitness to be our family’s personal trainer. We have all enjoyed getting to know Brent. He is a remarkable person...